Police Report - November 3

Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.

Statesboro Police Incidents EAST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER — A woman told police she surrendered her purse to a hospital employee prior to having a procedure done. When she prepared to go home, she signed a receipt for the return of her purse. When she got home she realized $321 was missing from the purse. COLLEGE BOULEVARD — A woman said someone destroyed a John Barrow campaign sign in her yard. UNIVERSITY PLACE — A woman said a female she knows made rude comments about her, pushed her in her face and punched her in the mouth. SUMMITT APARTMENTS — A woman said her husband called her, harassing her, and followed her around town for 30 minutes.

Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents EMIT GROVE CHURCH ROAD — (Denmark) A man told deputies someone took two amplifiers and 250 music CDs from his unlocked vehicle. BUTTERMILK ROAD — (Portal) A man said someone took a brown American bulldog with a shock collar from his yard. A neighbor said she saw a woman with a similar dog in the area and gave a vehicle description of the suspect. PAMELA WAY — (Statesboro) Deputies responded to a reported burglary in progress and found people outside of an apartment arguing. One man told deputies he wanted another male removed from his residence who was angry because the first man struck his mother. A woman came out with an ice pack on her cheek and said she and the first man argued over money and he struck her. Deputies arrested the man for battery. HENDRIX CIRCLE — (Statesboro) A man said his girlfriend struck him several times in the face, so he left and called 911. Deputies noted visible injuries to the man's face. Upon questioning the female involved, the deputies discovered both had been drinking and argued over the fact that the man wanted to go to bars and continue drinking, but she did not. U.S. 25 — (Portal) A man said he came home from hunting and his girlfriend was throwing his clothes in the yard. He left and called deputies, who questioned the woman. She said she was tired of the man never helping with their son. SPELL MINCEY ROAD — (Portal) A woman told deputies her stepmother refused to allow her to pick up her daughter. The stepmother told deputies she did not refuse to allow the mother to get her daughter, but suggested she keep her because the child's mother did not take care of her and had left her with the stepmother for four days without checking on the child. A deputy suggested the stepmother contact the Department of Family and Children Services, then followed up by contacting DFCS himself. CHOCTAW HUNT — (Statesboro) A woman said she entered an apartment where a party was being held and another woman struck her in the eye with her fist. KING ARTHUR DRIVE — (Statesboro) A man told deputies someone tried to pry open his door. EVERETT LANE — (Brooklet) A woman said a man came uninvited to her home to speak to her daughter, and was told several times not to come onto the property. He kicked a door open when it was shut in his face, then fled. JOHNS LANE — (Statesboro) A man said a house key and a jug filled with $3,000 in change was missing. OGEECHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE — (Statesboro) A man reported the theft of two hubcaps from his vehicle. SOUTHEAST BULLOCH HIGH SCHOOL — (Brooklet) An administrator reported vandalism to the school grounds including toilet paper everywhere, removable paint on the school sign, and doors glued shut by super glue being placed inside the locks. LANDINGS WAY — (Statesboro) A man said someone used green paint to spray paint his car grill and headlight.

Georgia Southern University Incidents EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE OFFICE — Someone reported a wallet was taken from the office. Officers issued five traffic warnings, investigated one traffic accident, assisted five motorists and responded to four fire alarms Wednesday.

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